The Pelicans opened their season last night in Tampa against the Raptors with a highly impressive 113-99 win. Newly extended forward Brandon Ingram took control of the squad putting up 24 efficient points on a near triple-double and guard JJ Reddick erupted for 23 points off the bench.
Newly acquired center Steven Adams may have had a fairly tame 8/3/8 stat line but easily passed the eye test on defense and with his screening.
Zion Williamson’s sophomore year opened with a fairly quiet but highly efficient 15 points and 10 rebounds. Toronto’s plan to double him every time he touched the ball limited his opportunities.
The team still has a lot to work on before they play the Heat tomorrow, as they turned the ball over an eye-watering 27 times.
Brutal loss yesterday for La. Tech in the New Orleans Bowl. Georgia Southern pummeled the Bulldogs on the ground for 322 yards rushing to win the game 38-3. Tech QB Aaron Allen tossed three picks on only 41 yards passing.
64-year-old former Auburn coach Terry Bowden, son of Florida State legend Bobby Bowden, has been hired to try to reconstitute ULM’s failing football program. The school is reeling after a winless 2020 under recently fired coach Matt Viator’s reign and several players have entered the transfer portal, but Bowden says he’s ready for the challenge…
Bowden has a history of building winning programs. He coached at Auburn from 1993 to 1998 and won 45 games. His last head coaching was at Akron from 2012 and 2018. He says when took over the Zips football program it was in bad shape..
It’ll be a tough challenge as ULM has the smallest athletic budget of any FBS school.